About Leonardo SpA (Space Division)
Leonardo SpA (formerly Finmeccanica) is an Italian government-backed industrial conglomerate and one of Europe's largest defense contractors. The Space Division manufactures Earth observation satellites, satellite structures, avionics, and electro-optical payloads. Leonardo operates the COSMO-SkyMed X-band SAR constellation jointly with ASI, and contributes to ESA science missions including Euclid and Herschel. The company also owns Telespazio (joint venture with Thales).
Milestones
- 1966 First Italian satellite (San Marco 1) contributions
- 2007 COSMO-SkyMed constellation first satellite launched
- 2019 Second-generation COSMO-SkyMed (CSG) begins
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